FOX: 'Prison Break' to return as ultimate escapist event series

Series stars Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell to reprise roles as brothers Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows

FOX has ordered a new event series based on its hit series "Prison Break," it was announced today by Dana Walden and Gary Newman, chairmen and CEOs of Fox Television Group.

An immediate critical and ratings hit when the original series premiered in the fall of 2005, the new event series will hit the ground running, reuniting series stars Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell as brothers Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows.

The original producing team, including series creator Paul T. Scheuring ("Zero Hour"), Neal Moritz ("The Fast and the Furious" franchise), Marty Adelstein ("Aquarius," "Last Man Standing") and Dawn Olmstead ("The Whispers," "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce") will return to executive-produce the new series, with Scheuring serving as showrunner/writer.

The original action drama "Prison Break" centered on a young man (Miller) determined to prove his convicted brother's (Purcell) innocence and save him from death row by hatching an elaborate plan to escape from prison. A breakout success in its premiere season, garnering Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Television Series - Drama and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama (Miller), as well as winning the People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama, "Prison Break" thrilled audiences for four heart-pounding seasons, ending its run in May 2009.

Additional details on the new event series will be announced at a later date.